The code to success
Sometimes the story of neighborhood revitalization is best told through one of its residents. The East Lake Foundation and its mission to transform the East…
Community Quarterback in New Orleans Takes Its Inspiration from East Lake
The Charles R. Yates family in Atlanta has deep ties to Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood. The Drew Charter School, the linchpin of the East Lake…
InvenTeam moving forward with production
The Drew Charter School InvenTeam has gained quite the reputation in the community. They’re smart, forward thinking, and incredibly motivated. Local news affiliate Fox 5…
Transforming bodies, transforming business
Four years ago, Michelle Campbell’s mother came home from the doctor with a prescription for cholesterol medication. Michelle was weary of the medication and its…
2017 Hope Shot
Drew Charter School freshman Sarai Dobbs hit the 2017 Hope Shot to tee off the TOUR Championship. Sarai isn’t the only member of her family…
2017 Opening Ceremonies
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2017 Hope Shot Participant: Sarai Dobbs
Each year, a student golfer earns the right to hit the famed Hope Shot during the opening ceremonies of the PGA TOUR Championship. This year,…
TOUR Championship Volunteer Challenge
For the past 17 years, the TOUR Championship has called East Lake home. The grand finale of the PGA TOUR’s season-long FedEx Cup, the tournament…
The Villages of East Lake: Turning the Impossible into the I’m Possible
When the East Lake Foundation was founded in 1995, one of the first actions taken to revitalize the community was to tear down East Lake…
Drew Charter School, Turning the Impossible into the I’m Possible
Education is the best chance a child has to break the cycle of poverty. Worldwide studies have shown each additional year of school increases a…
Cox Foundation gives $2.5 million to Drew Charter School
The James M. Cox Foundation pledged a five-year $2.5 million grant to the East Lake Foundation to further early childhood education through Charles R. Drew Charter School.
